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#1F151E

Onyx · very dark warm pink

About #1F151E

#1F151E is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 12% red, 8% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 3% yellow and 88% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 9.0), with Black the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #151F16 (onyx), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 17.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.73:1).

Colour codes

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Red31
Green21
Blue30

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 9.0
Black
#000000 · ΔE 11.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #1F151E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #1F151E.
17.73:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #1F151E.
1.18:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #1F151E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#1F151E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#15171E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#17191E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#201618

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #1F151E?

#1F151E is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 12% red, 8% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 3% yellow and 88% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #1F151E?

Use white text. White on #1F151E has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #1F151E?

Its complementary colour is #151F16, and analogous partners are #1B151F and #1F1519.